Season Change

When it is time to change your Season in Life....

I have to say that I am so excited to be graduating in a few months (May 1st, 2010).  It has been a great four years in Kalamazoo Michigan.  I have learned a great deal about myself, what I believe in, and accepting the call God has on my life.  I am ready to transition out of the student role and into the professional role.  

In the last few months a lot has happened.  I traveled back out to Idaho to check out a graduate college in Washington State (Eastern Washington University) and met with the supervisor for an amazing internship.  I loved it out there and know that that place could be a good place for me to get my Masters in Social Work.  I was ready to finish the application process; I finished the references and needed to write the papers until God opened up an opportunity for me.

Someone close to me gave me an opportunity to engage in business with them, so I stepped back and prayed about the situation.  I also reviewed my reasons behind why I was going to graduate school.  It ended up being that the main reason I wanted to go to Idaho was to create a deeper relationship with my family out there.  So I thought about it....

This is what I realized.  I have officially decided to postpone graduate school for now and 'establish who I am'.   This decision might be crazy in some people's eyes but I hope that I do not hurt anyone in the process.  I know now that I can engage in a closer relationship with my family by traveling to see them more often and keeping in contact with them.  I also know that the plan God had put on my life is pretty amazing and is waiting for me to step out in Faith and see how he helps me accomplish it. 

So now 'establish who I am', I want to establish myself has a professional and pursue what I am most passionate about which is the welfare of children (foster care, orphanages).  I also want to engage in business with my good friend and help her business grow (I am not sure what this will be).  Another thing is that I want to get out of the stigma of a student and get a place of my own. 

So here is a piece of the new season I am about to embark.  I will update my blog on how God is going to unravel my new season.

So for now I will say To Be Continued.....

I am out, J